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First Principles: Remember, Democracy Never Lasts Long, It Soon Wastes, Exhausts, and Murders Itself. There Never Was A Democracy Yet That Did Not Commit Suicide

Posted on March 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I might have exhibited as many millions of plebeians sacrificed by the pride, folly, and ambition of their fellow-plebeians and their own, in proportion to the extent and duration of their power. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Never Abandon Your Vision. Keep Reaching To Further Your Dreams

Posted on March 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Never abandon your vision. Keep reaching to further your dreams.” – Benjamin Banneker

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First Principles: We Must Not Let Our Rulers Load Us With Perpetual Debt

Posted on March 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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First Principles: Be Joyful In Hope, Patient In Affliction, Faithful In Prayer

Posted on March 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” – Romans 12:12

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First Principles: We Can Easily Forgive A Child Who Is Afraid of the Dark; the Real Tragedy Is When Men Are Afraid of the Light

Posted on March 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato

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First Principles: The Extravagant Expenditure of Public Money Is An Evil Not To Be Measured By the Value of That Money To the People Who are Taxed For It

Posted on March 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.” – Chester Arthur

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First Principles: The Constitution…Is A Mere Thing of Wax In the Hands of the Judiciary Which They May Twist and Shape Into Any Form They Please

Posted on March 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The Constitution … is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist and shape into any form they please.” – Thomas Jefferson (1819) Why does it seem that those who wish to see … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Newspapers…serve As Chimneys to Carry off Noxious Vapors and Smoke

Posted on March 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Newspapers … serve as chimnies to carry off noxious vapors and smoke.” – Thomas Jefferson (1802)

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First Principles: Against the Insidious Wiles of Foreign Influence…the Jealousy of A Free People Ought To Be Constantly Awake

Posted on March 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence … the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake.” – George Washington (1796)

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First Principles: History By Apprising Citizens of the Past Will Enable Them To Judge of the Future

Posted on March 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“History by apprising [citizens] of the past will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of … Continue reading →

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